We are confronted with a duality in dealing with the subject of this
sketch — first is that of "Jiggs" a dual of Frank M. Brissenden and is not
to be considered in the sketch except in furnishing the near physical
likeness on paper. No camera, so far, has been able to withstand the
exposure of the principal subject, consequently his dual was employed to
display the physical features of our subject, Mr. Brissenden.
Frank
M. Brissenden, born January 21, 1874, on a farm two miles southeast of Clay
City where Lem Glasco now resides. When one year of age his parents moved to
their new home in Old Maysville, a brick house now occupied by Mr. Wattles.
After reaching manhood he entered the lumber business with his father,
Morris Brissenden, between the years of 1890-1894. The lumber business was
sold out in 1902 and Frank traveled for a year or two for the International
Harvester Co., then he moved to St. Louis where he was employed with an
express company for three years.
Returning to Clay City in 1906 and
in June, 1907, he and Wm. T. Carder purchased the Mills Cafe. After ten
years of the most congenial and satisfactory partnership Mr. Brissenden
purchased the interest of his partner in August, 1917, and today he is able
to slice the ham, though 22 years have been added to his age, as he could
fifteen years ago.
Every soul, even a child who is large enough to
walk alone and has ever met Mr. Brissenden, know him, not as Mr. Brissenden,
but "Jiggs," and many people in neighboring towns know him as "Jiggs," who
really are not able to tell you his real name. We are going to tell you in
another item elsewhere how he inherited the name "Jiggs."
Extracted 12 Jun 2017 by Norma Hass from 1930 Pictures and Biographical Sketches of the Business Men of Clay City, Illinois.
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